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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (Photo: AP)

Indians will no longer require visas to visit Brazil, says its...

Earlier this year, the Brazilian government ended visa requirements for tourists and businesspeople from US, Canada,...

25 Oct 2019 8:58 AM IST

$The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday asked India to \rescind\ its actions in Kashmir and abide by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions following New Delhis decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmirs special status. (Photo: PTI)$ World

US seeks roadmap' to political and economic normalcy in Kashmir

The internet services were snapped along with mobile and landline telephone services.

25 Oct 2019 8:54 AM IST

Officials in the western Mexican state of Michoacan say at least five people have died in the crash of a small plane. (Photo: AP)

5 dead in small plane crash in western Mexico

Officials did not provide the identities of the victims or where the flight originated.

24 Oct 2019 11:51 AM IST

President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in blood-stained Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits blood-stained' Syria

Trump called the ceasefire, which allowed the Turkish takeover to proceed largely unopposed, a 'major breakthrough'.

24 Oct 2019 8:35 AM IST

The country also figured among the top 10 performers on the list for the third time in a row. (Representational Image)

India moves up 14 spots to 63 on World Bank's ease of doing business...

New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong topped the list this year.

24 Oct 2019 8:13 AM IST

Cyclist flipped off Trump in viral pic, lost job. Now shes running for local office

Cyclist flipped off Trump in viral pic, lost job. Now she's running...

Two years later, Briskman has jumped headfirst into politics and is running for local office.

23 Oct 2019 12:29 PM IST

Beset by tensions at home and abroad, Trump sparked yet more controversy with his use of the racially charged word lynching to describe his predicament. (Photo: File)

Trump impeachment: Top US diplomat in Ukraine gives 'explosive'...

Trump's impeachment looked ever more likely after lower house of Congress questioned acting US ambassador to Ukraine,...

23 Oct 2019 11:44 AM IST

Batra said like former US President Abraham Lincoln, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took extraordinary stepso prevent fatalities in Kashmir. (Photo: Twitter | @iatoday)

Terror must be eradicated: Indian-American attorney raises concern on...

Batra drew a parallel between J&K and US states of Louisiana and Alaska.

23 Oct 2019 9:40 AM IST

38-year-old Jagmeet Singh is the first member of a minority community to lead a major federal political party. (Photo: AP)

Indian-Canadian politician set to emerge as kingmaker as Trudeau...

Jagmeet Singh, who was himself a prime ministerial contender, said he wants the NDP to play a 'constructive' role in the...

23 Oct 2019 8:52 AM IST

In the clip, one of the kidnappers can be seen yelling, There is no time, we will start killing passengers. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Hijacked' Mexican plane turns out to be drill; Twitter angry

the Twitteratti are not happy though as they feel such sensitive content had no business to be leaked.

22 Oct 2019 4:51 PM IST

The student asked Whos Jeff Bezos? twice, to another student sitting behind him. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Big deal,' high school teen says of Jeff Bezos when told he was a top...

Bezos surprised a company-funded computer science class at Dunbar High School in Washington, DC on Monday.

22 Oct 2019 2:37 PM IST

A perfect touchdown will catapult India into a super-exclusive club of the US, Russia and China, and open avenues for international programmes to turn the Moon into a stop-over station for missions to Mars.

Lots of room on moon': NASA welcomes international partners to mission

Specifically, the US Congress has explicitly prohibited any cooperation with China, the world's biggest economy and an...

22 Oct 2019 1:46 PM IST